Mr. Wilson's drive-by.

Review Activity:

Pick up a Research Reliability Checklist at the front of the class. Using the checklist, look at the following links and with a partner rank the sites 1-5 (1 being VERY reliable and 5 being NOT reliable).
http://www.safekids.com/tips-to-stop-cyberbullying/
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/parent-guide/parent-guide
http://www.connectsafely.org/Safety-Advice-Articles/talk-with-your-kids-about-being-safer-online.html
http://blog.stopsign.com/internet-privacy-and-internet-safety-tips-for-2011/
http://www.fema.gov/kids/on_safety.htm

Minilesson

Read the following NY Times article, Web of Popularity, Achieved by Bullying about cyber bullying.
Lets look at the sources cited in this text. How did the author cite sources? In-text? Bibliography? How can we cite sources and include information from sources in our texts?
  • Links
  • Quotes
  • Paraphrase
  • Intro phrases

Recall and Discuss:

Recall your research information from last class period. Under your class period in the "Discussion" tab at the top of this page, answer the following question: "What do you think is the MOST important internet safety rule?" Use information from one of your sources to back up your answer. Then, copy and paste the link to your info in order cite your source.